The Misadventures Series Romances

MISADVENTURES OF A CURVY GIRL

by Sierra Simone

Book Synopsis

For the first time in her life, Ireland Mills is happy with her body. No more fad diets, no more hiding from every camera in the room, no more low self-esteem. She’d rather be alone than with someone who’ll only love her if she’s skinny.

Caleb Carpenter and Ben Weber are everything Ireland and the Kansas Chamber of Commerce dreamed of when conceptualizing the “Real Kansas” promotional campaign. They’re handsome, young, educated, and totally dedicated to their small prairie town.

When Ireland’s Prius gets stuck on a Kansas dirt road and a massive storm rips through town, she’s left stranded with nowhere to turn but to Caleb and Ben. These two hunky country boys are impossible to ignore, but could they ever be interested in her as well?

Caleb and Ben are more than interested…and they’re willing to share. After their first night together, they know this has to be more than a one-time thing. They need to make her theirs forever. But can they convince Ireland they love her, curves and all?

My Review

most avid romance readers know, we must take each story we read as a work of fiction; some stories that we read are a bit more believable than others. With the Misadventures series, I have come to appreciate that they are written to be quick, searing reads and thus must get to the point.

It was with that thought in mind that I reminded myself to let go of the notion of three people falling in love with one another within a one day time-span. I also had to temporarily suspend my thoughts on polyamorous relationships being so accepted in a small rural Kansas town, as it was in this book, knowing that it is so unlikely to happen in the real world.

With those few thoughts being addressed, I must say how much I enjoyed Ireland’s story as she journeyed into a new realm of self-discovery, navigating what it is like for so many women who struggle with body image issues and poor self-esteem, coming into acceptance of herself as a whole.

Ireland was truly relatable and her newfound loves Caleb and Ben were both swoon-worthy in their own unique ways.

While this romance was a bit far-fetched, if you just enjoy the story for what it is, a romance story, I believe that you will find that this book is really a story about self-discovery. I hope more authors start to take from Sierra’s lead and begin writing more characters that mirror the audience that devours these novels in the first place.

As Always, Happy Reading!

MISADVENTURES ON THE REBOUND

by Lauren Rowe

Book Synopsis

After getting canned from her dream job this morning and played in spectacular fashion by her boyfriend this afternoon, Savannah “Savvy” Valentine is having a truly awful day. Which is why she’s currently drowning her sorrows in whiskey and self-pity in a shabby bar along the route to Las Vegas.

In light of today’s double whammy, Savvy isn’t sure why she’s still heading in the direction of her five-year high school reunion. The only reason she’d wanted to attend the reunion in Vegas in the first place was to show the captain of the football team, the guy who took her virginity and then promptly rejected her, that the captain of the math team grew up to have all enviable hot things: hot body, hot boyfriend, and hot career. Now, the only “hot” thing about Savvy Valentine is her mess.

But when a gorgeous stranger with sandy hair, a leather jacket, and motorcycle helmet walks into the bar, Savvy’s awful day suddenly looks a whole lot brighter. The man is perfection. Sexy and mysterious. And he’s heading to Las Vegas, too.

Can one wild night with a sexy stranger in the middle of nowhere lead a girl to fall desperately and deeply in love in Las Vegas? Savvy Valentine is about to find out.

My Review

Hot, wickedly smart, and charming, this is the story of two unlikely strangers, so drawn to one another, in mind and body, that they forge an intense connection with an unbreakable bond that you won’t soon forget.

Savvy was brilliant, funny, and best of all down to earth. She was a delight to read and more importantly, as her character evolved though out the story, I found myself wishing I could be her friend.

Upon meeting Aiden, I was full on swooning! He was undeniably hot on the outside, but what made him even better was his attentiveness to Savvy and his desire to make her happy and try to help her, despite facing his own huge obstacles.

This was by far the BEST Misadventures book that I have read so far. I laughed until I cried and I was holding my breath waiting to see if these two crazy characters could pull off a caper in the city that never sleeps, all in the hopes of helping one another through a few of the roughest days they had seen.

For a fun read with undeniable chemistry you must read this book. These are two amazing characters that I am sure you will fall head over heels with too!

As Always, Happy Reading!

MISADVENTURES WITH A COUNTRY BOY

by Elizabeth Hayley

Book Synopsis

Brooke Devereaux has a lot she wants to escape from: a career she never asked for, a future she doesn’t want, and parents who’ve only ever seen her as a business opportunity. But in her desire to experience life, she quickly realizes she’s lacking in one very important skill—how to survive on her own.

Former soldier Cole Timmons is an expert at running away. Whether it’s from his rural hometown, alcoholic father, or painful memories, Cole doesn’t hesitate to leave… Until he encounters an out-of-place woman at a gas station in the middle of nowhere. The wealthy “princess” couldn’t be more different from the country loner, and the pair get off to a rocky and misadventurous start.

But sometimes exteriors are armors meant to deceive. Sometimes what’s beneath reveals more than anyone ever realized. Sometimes, in order to stop running away, a person simply needs to find something to run toward.

My Review

Two lost souls find solace in one another while traveling the country, seeking to find a peace that is unfamiliar in their current lives. Both of them are looking for answers to the questions in their lives, but neither really knows what needs to be asked.

This story was a light and easy read about two misplaced souls that found love in the most unlikely of places. While I had a hard time getting invested in either of these characters, I believe that many will enjoy this laid-back story.

As Always, Happy Reading

MISADVENTURES WITH A PROFESSOR

by Sierra Simone

Book Synopsis

Zandy Lynch never planned on going to grad school a virgin. So when her professor father finds her a job abroad as a research assistant the summer before she starts her master’s program, she sees her chance. She’s got one night in London to lose her V-card to a Mr. Darcy lookalike before she has to join some ancient professor in the country.Oliver Graeme is not looking forward to having some American co-ed hovering around while he’s trying to work, but he owes her father the favor, and besides, his office is an untidy mess of uncatalogued research. He needs the help. Still, he decides to take the edge off his frustration while visiting a colleague in London, and winds up having the sexiest, sweetest night of his life with a stranger, who vanishes in the morning without a trace…

To Zandy’s shock when she arrives at Professor Graeme’s house a day later, the door isn’t opened by a fussy old scholar, but by the wild, passionate man she met in London. Cold and reserved by day, Oliver is ferociously greedy with her at night, and it’s not long before Zandy finds herself falling for both versions of him—the aloof professor and the generous, rough lover. The trouble is that summer only lasts so long, and Zandy already has a plane ticket waiting to take her home…

My Review

Full of dirty sexy times this was just one book I couldn't get in to. While I know that it is a story of fiction, I felt that the story was so out of realm of possibility that I just couldn’t wrap my head around it and felt there was nothing that was keeping me invested in this story.

If you give this one a go, I hope that you find enjoyment and escape within!

As Always, Happy Reading!

MISADVENTURES WITH A MANNY

by Toni Aleo

Book Synopsis

Vera Woods is at her wit’s end.

Her husband has run off with the nanny, leaving Vera with a broken heart, three very angry sons, and even less time to juggle the demands of family and her career. After her boys scare away a sixth replacement nanny, Vera is out of time off from work and desperately out of options. Still nursing an aching heart, she turns to an unlikely source for help―a manny.

Lincoln Scott is no stranger to family chaos. But rather than grow jaded, he has thrown his natural talents into building his own business―providing live-in childcare for families as a manny. The money is great and the perks are a blast, but when his family of six years moves to Germany and their plans to bring him along fall through, Lincoln is suddenly unemployed and aware of how much of himself he’s given to other people’s families.

Brought together by circumstances, Lincoln and Vera’s mutually beneficial business arrangement becomes complicated by the undeniable chemistry they share. Vera needs a manny and Lincoln needs a job, but they both may have found the very thing neither one had realized they needed―a whole lot more.

My Review

To an outside observer, Lincoln is the ultimate catch. He is undeniably good looking and seems to have everything that most people want in life. He loves children and thrives while working closely with them; yet there are times that Lincoln feels that something is missing in his life.

Vera has just divorced, which has left her to raise three boys alone. While trying to balance her career she is also now struggling to navigate the destruction left behind by her sleazy ex-husband. Managing all this is one thing, but mending her now broken and betrayed heart is almost more than Vera can handle.

Testing the limits and acting out, her boys have decisively made every nanny put in their direction to flee. So, as Lincoln is set into Vera’s direction as the new “Manny” he may just be the saving grace they have all been looking for.

This book was full of heart and tender moments, along with some emotional realism of what it is like to be a child of divorce. While Lincoln and Vera’s chemistry was instantaneous, they also seemed to be the balm that they were both looking for in one another. I highly recommend this book if you have a soft spot for men who are good with children, as I can guarantee you, Lincoln will have your heart melting.

As Always, Happy Reading!

MISADVENTURES OF A ROOKIE

by Toni Aleo

Book Synopsis

Winning has always come naturally for stud ice hockey defenseman Gus “the Bus” Persson. On the ice or off, he’s never had any trouble scoring, racking up goals—and girls. As the best player in his rookie class and the number-one draft pick of the Malibu Suns, he’s taking his game to the next level and is justifiably full of swagger.

So why does one of the Suns’ ice girls treat him like he’s invisible?

Bo St. James doesn’t have time for rookie hotshots who think their gloves don’t stink. She knows them, she works with them, she trains them. It doesn’t matter that Gus Persson is the hottest newbie she’s ever seen. She knows his type. She’s got big plans of her own, and she’s not going to let some cocky rich kid athlete keep her from her goals.

But there’s a chemistry between them they cannot deny. A lust that burns so hot, it threatens to melt the very ice on which they make their livings. The game has changed for both of them. Together, can these two play to win?

My Review

This was unlike the other Misadventure titles I have read thus far in that I did not find myself invested in this title. I felt that the story started very slow and there was not much that drew me in. I felt that both of the main characters, Bo and Gus, fell a bit flat. I like when I feel like I would want to be a friend of the character that I am reading and these two characters, well I would have run away had it been real life.

I found myself enjoying the story later in the book, but that was when I was 90% through the book. I was saddened by the fact that I was finally starting to appreciate the characters because it took me so long to get to that place.

This story and its characters could have really made this book explosive had they revealed their personalities sooner and had the story divulged itself more quickly. I am afraid that it just took too long for my taste.